Mucuna bennettii

Mucuna bennettii, commonly known as New-Guinea creeper or scarlet jade vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is native to Papua New Guinea.

[1] The species was formally described by Victorian government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1876.

[2] It has glossy, green leaves on twining stems and long pendants of claw-like, fiery scarlet flowers.

The plant is an ambitious climber, best suited for a trellis or a hanging basket.

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